Few first-run (that is, new and original) syndicated shows belong in TV's quality showcase, but once in a while their producers and viewers can really hit the jackpot.

Here's just a sample of what's coming up.

Among the more-anticipated shows in syndication this season is the newly revived "WKRP in Cincinnati." It's been almost a decade since the Emmy-winning series from Hugh Wilson ("Frank's Place") signed off CBS. But this fall, the show returns with all new episodes and a mostly new cast. ("WKRP in Cincinnati" will be broadcast Saturday nights at 7 starting Sept. 14 on WFSB, Channel 3.)

Another canceled show getting a new life in syndication is NBC's "Baywatch," that bikini-laden action-adventure show that looks at the oil-slick lives of L.A. County lifeguards.

David Hasselhoff is back -- not only in the starring role of Mitch Bucannon but as executive producer of the hour (which will be previewed in a special two-hour movie Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. before

moving to its regular 8 to 9 p.m. time Sept. 24 on WTIC, Channel 61). Also returning for the flesh-fest are Playboy centerfold Erika Eleniak and Billy Warlock.

Speaking of TV flashbacks, "Candid Camera" is starting up again, this time with Dom DeLuise as the Allen Funt front man. (Look for the show weeknights at 11 on WTXX, Channel 20, starting Sept. 16). In the age of "America's Funniest Home Videos," it's a natural.

A from-scratch syndicated drama called "Street Justice" stars Carl Weathers as a Vietnam Special-Forces veteran now working as a plainclothes detective named Adam Beaudreaux, whose crime-fighting partner (played by Bryan Genesse of "The Bold and the Beautiful") once saved his life in Southeast Asia. (The show will be broadcast Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. starting Sept. 24 on WTIC, after a two-hour opener Sept. 17 from 8 to 10 p.m.)

"Lightning Force" is an original action-adventure half-hour (Saturdays at 11 p.m. on WTXX starting Oct. 5) about a special international military operations unit.

And if you can believe it, there's a new "Tarzan," this one starring Wolf Larson (Joan Collins' secretary on "Dynasty") in an updated version about the legendary swinger with Lydie Denier playing Jane. (The half-hour will be broadcast on WTIC at 11:30 a.m. Saturdays beginning Sept. 28.)

Talk shows continue to be a cost-effective and much-sought-after syndication property. Toss the following into the grab bag of gab this fall: "The Maury Povich Show" (weekdays at 9 a.m. on WFSB beginning Sept. 9) starring the former host of "A Current Affair"; "The Chuck Woolery Show" (weekdays at 10 a.m. on WFSB starting Sept. 16) with the host of "Love Connection" talking about entertainment; and "Jenny Jones" (weekdays at 11 a.m. on WTIC starting Sept. 16) with a host known for her for-women-only approach. And football's Lawrence Taylor has his own show, called "The Lawrence Taylor Show" (which will land on WFSB Sundays at noon starting Sept. 8).

New to the tabloid realm is "Now It Can Be Told," a half-hour weekday series with host Geraldo Rivera offering his idea of investigative journalism, produced by Connecticut's Al Primo (who invented the Eyewitness News format and discovered Rivera). The show will focus on big stories with still-unanswered questions and new stories from the show's reporters. (The program will be broadcast Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at midnight on WTNH beginning Sept. 7. In January, after the "Monday Night Football" season, the show will run Mondays through Fridays at midnight.)